Man in custody after hourslong standoff on Marco Island

Author: Amy Galo Writer: Matias Abril
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Chad Nelson, 48. Credit: Collier County Sheriff’s Office

According to the Marco Island Police Department, one person is in custody after an hourslong standoff on Marco Island.

Police said 48-year-old Chad Nelson was arrested after a standoff at Island Manor Condominiums lasting more than three hours. MIPD said he was armed with a handgun and threatening to shoot himself and others in a condo unit.

Those people were able to leave unharmed, but Nelson remained locked up in the unit, threatening to shoot himself.

SWAT teams from MIPD and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office were present with guns raised, snipers ready, K-9 units and at least two drones.

Officers focused on a specific unit on the second floor. They called out his name multiple times, telling him to come out with arms raised.

He eventually did at 10 p.m. and was taken into custody without incident.

Nelson is currently charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was taken to the Naples Jail.

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